Unlimited allows the use of external power, antennas, etc. It also allows 3
or more operators. K1SIG/R ran as Unlimited in January, as we had 3 of us
in the car. Technically, you could avoid putting any radios on the car and
just drive from fixed station to fixed station and use their gear as
Unlimited (Although that gear may not be used in the contest in other
capacities). Power limits are gone in unlimited, etc. We've looked into
using the Unlimited class to use a fixed source of power to run laptops to
drive meteor scatter contacts, it's hard to get enough power to keep real
computers running without a generator in the rover.
Classic is your "normal" rover, Limited is your "4 band, low power" rover,
Unlimited is your "go crazy" rover.
73,
Sean WA1TE
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 12:55 PM Bill Olson <callbill@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Zack and all, I looked that one up too.. Seems like the unlimited is meant
> to be the "multi-multi" of rovers? pretty much anything goes. Is the 3.5.7
> exemption meant to deal with "grid circling"? seems like it might be. As
> far as 3.5.3.. what the heck is that? "roving" where you hook up to AC
> power and antennas a many different sites? I guess maybe that's still
> "roving" but do stations actually DO that??
>
>
> bill, K1DY sometimes /R (classic I guess)
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of
> Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 3:56 PM
> To: Larissa Reise; VHF Contesting Reflector
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Difference between types of Rover?
>
> It appears to me that Classic Rover allows only two operators at most and
> can operate on any and all VHF+ bands.
>
> Limited Rover permits only two operators using only the four lowest bands.
>
> Unlimited Rover can use more than two operators and is exempt from these
> rules:
>
> "*3.5.3.* Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power supplies,
> and antennas used at each operating site."
> "*3.5.7. *A rover may not make more than 100 QSOs with any other one
> rover."
>
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Larissa Reise <ve3kgc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Every year I like to participate in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party contest
> as
> > a Rover. They've been loving my submissions as Unlimited Rover. Now, I
> can
> > see the difference between Limited and Unlimited Rover categories, but
> why
> > is there a separate category for Classic Rover? What are the differences?
> > I've been back and forth through all the applicable rules and I just
> can't
> > see much difference.
> >
> > 73,
> > Larissa VE3KGC
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